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Glass Beach: Plastic Death

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On January 19, 2024, “Run for Cover” label released “Plastic Death”, the second Glass Beach studio album.

Personnel:

  • J McClendon – lead and gang vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, theremin, arrangements, additional art, packaging design
  • Layne Smith – guitar, gang vocals, spoken word 
  • Jonas Newhouse – bass, keyboard, synthesizer, gang vocals
  • William White – drums, gang vocals
  • Daxe Schaeffer – gang vocals
  • Jer Hunter – trumpet, trombone
  • Tony Sanders – trumpet, trombone
  • Tommy Pedrini – marimba
  • Camille Faulkner – violin
  • Will Yip – mastering
  • Rat Castle Recordings (McClendon and Smith) – recording, mixing
  • Chioko Yamasato – additional engineering 
  • Daxe Schaeffer – album cover, additional art, packaging design

Track listing:

All tracks by J McClendon, Jonas Newhouse, Layne Smith, and William White.

  1. Coelacanth
  2. Motions
  3. Slip Under the Door
  4. Guitar Song
  5. Rare Animal
  6. Cul-de-Sac
  7. Whalefall
  8. Puppy
  9. The Killer
  10. The CIA
  11. 200
  12. Commatose
  13. Abyss Angel

Jerry Lee Lewis

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On October 28, 2022, Jerry Lee Lewis died aged 87. He was musician (piano), singer and songwriter, nicknamed “the Killer”, He was a pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, described as “Rock and roll’s first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century. Lewis won four “Grammy Awards”, including a “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” and two “Grammy Hall of Fame Awards”. He was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, the “Rockabilly Hall of Fame”, “Memphis Music Hall of Fame” and “Country Music Hall of Fame”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked his box set “All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology”, at number 242 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, in 2004, the same magazine ranked him at number 24 of its list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”. A movie about his life, “Great Balls of Fire”, was released in 1989, starring Dennis Quaid. As leader, Lewis released 40 studio and 8 live albums.

12 Stones: Picture Perfect

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On July 14, 2017, “Cleopatra Records” label released “Picture Perfect”, the fifth 12 Stones album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Dave Fortman and David Troia.

Personnel:

  • Paul McCoy – lead vocals
  • Eric Weaver – guitar, bass guitar
  • Sean Dunaway – drums, percussion
  • David Troia – engineer
  • Dave Fortman – mixing
  • Fendi Nugroho – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. The Killer – Sean Dunaway, Paul McCoy, Eric Weaver
  2. Blessing – Sean Dunaway, Paul McCoy, Eric Weaver
  3. Voodoo Doll – B. Daly, Paul McCoy, S. Mills, J. Rimer, Eric Weaver
  4.  Nothing to Say – Paul McCoy, Eric Weaver
  5. Time – Sean Dunaway, Paul McCoy, Eric Weaver
  6. Picture Perfect – Paul McCoy, Eric Weaver
  7. Save Yourself – Paul McCoy, Eric Weaver
  8. Lerlene – Paul McCoy, J, Rimer, Eric Weaver
  9. Memphis – Paul McCoy, Eric Weaver
  10. Hey Man – Sean Dunaway, Paul McCoy, Eric Weaver
  11. How Long – Paul McCoy, A. Waldeck, Eric Weaver
  12. Hello Suicide – Paul McCoy
  13. Anthem for the Underdog (Picture Perfect Sessions) – A. Gainer, Paul McCoy, Eric Weaver
  14. We Are One (Picture Perfect Sessions) – Paul McCoy, S. Mills, J. Rimer, Eric Weaver